| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) C - David Lofton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) C - Ryan Roy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Ryan Roy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Perkins | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | Ryan Roy gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jordan Piccirillo | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Roy - foul #1 on Ryan Roy, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Charlie Seely buries a 3 from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Ryan Roy gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses long on a shot from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 17:53 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo can't tip it in | 2-7 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Raymond Scott gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:31 | Akron | David Lofton blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG) Franklin Floyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Emery Tucker (PF), Kenneth Danis (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Dikembe Aldi, Matthew Perkins, Ryan Roy | |
| 17:31 | Akron | David Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Akron | David Lofton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Emery Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:03 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 3-10 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Willard Forbes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), James Bennett (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Raymond Scott, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:45 | Ohio | Robert Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF) Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:29 | Akron | Emery Tucker picks off the pass by Lester Stephenson | 3-10 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Robert Branch comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Danis | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | Ohio | Lester Stephenson steals the ball from Jonathan Miller | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) SF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) PF - James Bennett (fresh) C - Timothy Regina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) SF - Robert Branch (fairly fresh) PF - Emery Tucker (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Danis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Akron | Aaron Hardin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 15:52 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Bennett | 3-10 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Kenneth Danis is called for the reach on Aaron Hardin - foul #1 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Donald Lang, Jonathan Miller, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker, Kenneth Danis | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Franklin Floyd travels with the ball | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | David Lofton (C) Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 15:08 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Franklin Floyd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 3-10 |
| 14:48 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi's pass is intercepted by Willard Forbes | 3-10 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Franklin Floyd throws it down on a nice dish by Willard Forbes | 5-10 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Seely | 5-13 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Franklin Floyd is hacked by Dikembe Aldi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), James Bennett (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Raymond Scott, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF) Jordan Piccirillo, Dikembe Aldi | |
| 14:04 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Aaron Hardin and the foul's on Rodney Sanders - foul #1 on Rodney Sanders, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:35 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 8-13 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Willard Forbes tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 12:53 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins is fouled on the floor by James Bennett - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Lester Stephenson (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Emery Tucker (C) Charlie Seely, Rodney Sanders, Jonathan Miller, Ryan Roy | |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:29 | Ohio | Donald Lang hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Matthew Perkins steals it from James Bennett | 10-15 |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Emery Tucker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Scott | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) SF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Branch (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (tiring) C - Emery Tucker (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Emory Oakley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:50 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert Branch | 10-15 |
| 11:48 | Ohio | Donald Lang is hacked by Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Kenneth Danis (C) Donald Lang, Matthew Perkins | |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Robert Branch hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jordan Piccirillo | 10-18 |
| 11:10 | Akron | David Lofton's fadeaway is rejected by Emery Tucker | 10-18 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:53 | Ohio | Raymond Scott steals it from Emery Tucker | 10-18 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-18 |
| 10:38 | Akron | David Lofton tips it home | 12-18 |
| 10:17 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 10:16 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Emory Oakley is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Piccirillo - foul #1 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Anthony Foulk (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Donald Lang (SG), Jonathan Miller (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Robert Branch, Emery Tucker, Kenneth Danis | |
| 10:00 | Akron | Vincent Stepp drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Willard Forbes | 15-18 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Rodney Sanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Willard Forbes snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Roy - foul #2 on Ryan Roy, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG), James Bennett (PF) Anthony Foulk, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (C) Ryan Roy | |
| 09:40 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Robert Branch can't connect on a floater from the right side | 15-18 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Franklin Floyd snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Rodney Sanders steals it from Franklin Floyd in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 09:11 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Sanders | 15-20 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:51 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Raymond Scott (PF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, James Bennett, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Emery Tucker (C) Rodney Sanders, Donald Lang, Jonathan Miller | |
| 08:18 | Akron | Raymond Scott clanks a floater near the basket | 15-20 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins hits a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Raymond Scott - foul #1 on Raymond Scott, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF) Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses the free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:46 | Ohio | Robert Branch is whistled for a carry | 15-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (C) Robert Branch | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) SF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Tucker (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Danis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Akron | David Lofton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-22 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Lester Stephenson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Matthew Perkins denies the turnaround by Raymond Scott | 15-22 |
| 07:11 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Emery Tucker | 15-22 |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Lester Stephenson steals the ball from Emery Tucker | 15-22 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Raymond Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), James Bennett (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, Raymond Scott, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF), Robert Branch (C) Emery Tucker, Kenneth Danis | |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses the easy layup | 15-22 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Willard Forbes pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Franklin Floyd connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 05:56 | Ohio | Charlie Seely can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 05:55 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:44 | Ohio | James Bennett takes the ball from Jordan Piccirillo | 17-22 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilbur Camper (PG), Anthony Foulk (SG), Lester Stephenson (SF), Raymond Scott (PF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, James Bennett, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Donald Lang (SG), Emery Tucker (SF), Kenneth Danis (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins | |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Donald Lang clanks a shot from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 05:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Wilbur Camper | 17-22 |
| 04:49 | Akron | David Lofton is open and buries a jumper in the paint | 19-22 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Donald Lang is hacked by Anthony Foulk - foul #1 on Anthony Foulk, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Wilbur Camper, Anthony Foulk, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF) Robert Branch | |
| 04:30 | Ohio | Donald Lang is fouled on the floor by Emory Oakley - foul #1 on Emory Oakley, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Emery Tucker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Sanders | 19-24 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Emory Oakley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (PF) David Lofton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Perkins (PF) Kenneth Danis | |
| 04:05 | Ohio | Emery Tucker clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Bennett - foul #2 on James Bennett, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Akron | David Lofton (C) James Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG) Rodney Sanders | |
| 04:05 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:05 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Seely - foul #1 on Charlie Seely, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Aaron Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | Emery Tucker gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | The short jumper by Matthew Perkins is denied by David Lofton | 20-25 |
| 03:47 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Miller | 20-25 |
| 03:33 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins's floater is tipped away by Lester Stephenson | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Emery Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Stephenson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Perkins (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emery Tucker (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the jump hook from the left block | 20-27 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side | 22-27 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Emery Tucker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), James Bennett (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Rodney Sanders (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Ryan Roy (C) Charlie Seely, Donald Lang, Jonathan Miller, Matthew Perkins | |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Emery Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Willard Forbes is fouled on the floor by Jordan Piccirillo - foul #2 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Branch (PF) Emery Tucker | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Ryan Roy snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses the easy layup | 22-28 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Franklin Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Timothy Regina hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vincent Stepp | 24-28 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Rodney Sanders makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Aldi | 24-30 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Ryan Roy is called for the reach on Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Roy, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Kenneth Danis (PF) Rodney Sanders, Ryan Roy | |
| 01:10 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Robert Branch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Vincent Stepp pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Robert Branch pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Franklin Floyd - foul #1 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Perkins (PF) Robert Branch | |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint | 28-32 |